Kerry County Council to bring wind farm objection to An Bord Pleanála

Council 'firmly opposed' to 12 'giant' 150m-high turbines, citing impact on local households and the environment

Shronowen Wind Farm Ltd, a subsidiary of EMP Energy, Dublin, has applied directly to An Bord Pleanála for permission for 12 turbines across 364ha, involving four townlands. Picture: Cathal Mullane

Enough turf would be removed in the construction of the proposed Shronowen wind farm in north Kerry to keep every house in the region "in turf for 50 years", a meeting of Kerry County Council heard.

Shronowen Wind Farm Ltd, a subsidiary of EMP Energy, Dublin, has applied directly to An Bord Pleanála for permission for 12 turbines across 364ha, involving four townlands.